katabolism
noun
a variant spelling of catabolism
katabolic
-
a word derived from
katabolism.
Example Sentences
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At seven years old and thence onward to fourteen, a male, and katabolic, phase sets in.
From Feminism and Sex-Extinction by Arabella Kenealy
Expressed in biological formula, the habit of the plant is predominantly anabolic, that of the animal predominantly katabolic.
From Sex and Society by William I. Thomas
It used to be said that the male was more "katabolic," the female more "anabolic."
From Taboo and Genetics A Study of the Biological, Sociological and Psychological Foundation of the Family by Melvin Moses Knight
Geddes and Thomson and others have maintained that the sex-difference is one of metabolism, the ovum being more anabolic, the sperm more katabolic.
From Hormones and Heredity by J. T. Cunningham
In the male metabolism is much more rapid than in the female; hence the male organism is said to be more katabolic.
From Sociology and Modern Social Problems by Charles A. (Charles Abram) Ellwood
